Eileen M

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Jonathan Davidson replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"I have this in a large garden I work in, yet the other gardener does the lawns and hedges.
He has been mowing starting from the gravel drive up and down the lawn across to the river for 27+ years !! A four wheeler and there are definite ridges and…"

Tom Greener replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"Seen this before and we can only assume that it is the lawn having been mowed successively and frequently when the surface has been too soft causing mower wheels to produce ruts. Our wet Autumns and Springs are the probably the culprit."

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Daniel Gillings @ DC inc replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"This 'sounds' the most likely link to my 'issue' the furrows as so regular and a very repeated pattern. Perhaps a good heavy roller would aid...
the way my mower goes over it it bounces like crazy, and would therefore add to the issue. I'll take a…"

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Will Roberts replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"Could be as a result of the lawn having been airated by machine?"

Mark McNee replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"I can remeber been told about this problem when training 40 years ago. It's not uncommon and is the result of the same cylinder mower being used repeatedly for many years, generally in a narrow area where it has to be mowed in the same direction.…"

Neil Darby replied to Taylor’s's discussion Selective lawn herbicides and composting clippings

"The first three cuts after spraying cannot go into compost. I do however send it to green waste (I didn't know that I can't & the amount within GW site would be nothing) You would have to be mowing every other day to clip off the seed heads to stop…"

Neil Darby replied to Peter sellers's discussion Stiga/mountfield roller mower

"Hi Peter, I try not to mow if possible when its too wet. Like most machines the grass sticks everywhere. If it is already trimmed it is ok, just don't go cutting a couple of inches growth when wet! Just a side note, the bloody belt come off of it…"

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Adam Woods replied to Taylor’s's discussion Selective lawn herbicides and composting clippings

"How about a spray, then the next cut goes to waste?
Assuming the cuts are a few weeks apart all should be good?"

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John F replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"Yes had this on an estate Victorian era , we could only guess that previously the area had been the kitchen garden and seeded over at some point ,the furrows looked like where they had earthed up potatoes in rows but possibly also rows of fruit…"

Tim Wallach replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!

"I've seen old daffodil fields with ridges and furrows. The spaces between the ridges were double yours though to allow walking along to pick. Could there have been commercial planting once upon a time?"

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Daniel Gillings @ DC inc posted a discussion

Rumble strips in lawn!

Difficult one to describe. We've got a couple of lawns that we've taken over and both (unrelated locations) have got an almost rumble strip feel to certain sections. Absolutely paralell lines in a relatively large area. I'm ensured that the only…

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ICL Appoints Gavin Kinsella as Technical Area Sales Manager – South East

ICL Turf & Landscape UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Gavin Kinsella as Technical Area Sales Manager – South East. Gavin brings more than 35 years of experience in golf course management, estate management and sportsturf operations,…

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Precision in Every Line: PaintMaster Pro at Ratcliffe College

Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire is home to an impressive range of sporting facilities, supporting rugby, cricket, football, hockey and athletics across its expansive campus.Improvement In EfficiencyKeeping those surfaces match-ready is the…